AI Law Blog

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Douglas A. Grimm

No personal services are more important than health care. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), involving machines to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, is leading to an expansion of the term “personal.”

Dan Jasnow, Matthew L. Finkelstein*, Julia Ambros, Mariam Al-Koshnaw Creedon

In an early test of a potential landmark lawsuit involving generative AI coding tools, a claim for breach of open-source licenses partially survived the defendants’ motion to dismiss.

Dan Jasnow, Matthew Berlin, Yusef Abutouq, Emily B. Lewis

Last week — in separate actions over the course of 48 hours — the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed lawsuits against crypto asset platform operators Binance (including related entities and founder Changpeng Zhao), and Coinbase (including its parent company).

Dan Jasnow, Kimberly A. Wachen, Charles B. Ferguson, Jr., Ankit Shrivastava

For better or worse, generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already transforming the way we live and work.

D. Reed Freeman Jr.

In the United States, the principle of data minimization is embedded firmly within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act, through FTC enforcement activities, and in the host of state-level privacy laws and rules that have proliferated in recent years.

Dan Jasnow, Brian D. Schneider, Sean W. Glynn

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already transforming the way we live and work. Within two months of its initial release to the public, ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly active users, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history.

Michael Fainberg, Mohammad Zaryab

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in recent years has been accompanied by a surge in patent filings by AI developers. But like many other emerging technologies before it, AI inventions face patent eligibility challenges.

Dan Jasnow, Matthew Berlin, Emily B. Lewis

On May 5, 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a landmark bill — the Crypto Regulation, Protection, Transparency, and Oversight (CRPTO) Act — that, if passed, would dramatically tighten regulation on digital assets issuers, brokers, advisors, and marketplaces operating in New York

Anthony V. Lupo

Nothing in your life will be more impactful than the AI revolution.

Pamela M. Deese, Brian J. Stevens, Emily B. Lewis

On April 23, 2023, the US Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari filed by Stephen Thaler, following the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s finding that Thaler’s artificial intelligence system — DABUS – could not be considered an “inventor” under the Patent Act.

Jacob S. Zodieru, Craig Gelfound

On January 26, 2023, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducted a public roundtable, during which various attorneys and industry experts discussed their thoughts on the intersection of patent law with non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Matthew Berlin, Gus N. Paras, Yusef Abutouq

New crypto legislation is skiing down Utah’s silicon slopes. On March 13, 2023, the Utah Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Act was signed into law, taking effect on January 1, 2024.

Anthony V. Lupo, Ralph V. De Martino, Dan Jasnow, Pamela M. Deese, Matthew Berlin, Justin A. Goldberg, Yusef Abutouq, Emily B. Lewis

On the heels of recent legal setbacks and challenges for NFT collections offered by Dapper Labs and DraftKings, the New York Attorney General (NYAG) filed suit in New York state court against the parent companies of cryptocurrency trading platform, KuCoin.

George P. Angelich, Dan Jasnow, Mike Guippone

Valuation is a key element in bankruptcies. Generally, a higher valuation of a bankrupt firm means larger creditor recoveries, and a higher valuation of pre-petition collateral means a smaller “adequate protection” package for prepetition secured lenders.

Anthony V. Lupo, Dan Jasnow, Pamela M. Deese, Ralph V. De Martino, Matthew Berlin, Yusef Abutouq, Emily B. Lewis

On March 9, 2023, a putative class action was filed against DraftKings Inc. for alleged violations of federal securities laws in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Anthony V. Lupo, Dan Jasnow, Pamela M. Deese, Matthew Berlin, Yusef Abutouq, Emily B. Lewis

On February 22, 2023, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in a 64-page opinion, denied a motion to dismiss filed by Dapper Labs, Inc., the developer behind the NBA Top Shot NFT platform, which is hosted on its private blockchain, Flow.

Michael Fainberg, Mohammad Zaryab

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies have gained tremendous popularity in part because of their superior ability to predict trends and find patterns in large volumes of data.

George P. Angelich, Dan Jasnow

Courts across the United States are grappling with the application of traditional legal principles to “Web3” technologies and tools, such as blockchain, NFTs, and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).

Yusef Abutouq, Elizabeth H. Cohen, Michelle A. Cooke

A New York City jury just returned a verdict in favor of Hermès in a historic dispute between the luxury fashion house and digital artist Mason Rothschild over Hermès’ alleged trademark rights relating to Hermès’ famous Birkin handbag.

Anthony V. Lupo, Dan Jasnow, Steven A. Cohen, Yusef Abutouq, Jeffrey B. Tate , Michelle A. Cooke, Elizabeth H. Cohen, George P. Angelich, Thomas S. Brennan, Matthew Berlin, Adam D. Bowser, Richard L. Brand, Ralph V. De Martino, Samantha Overly Patel, Felicia A. Xu, Mariam Al-Koshnaw Creedon

With the start of the new year, the ArentFox Schiff Metaverse Industry team reviews 10 of the most pressing legal issues for companies in 2023. 

Elizabeth H. Cohen, Michelle A. Cooke, Dan Jasnow, Yusef Abutouq

A dispute between luxury fashion brand Hermès and digital artist Mason Rothschild over Hermès’ alleged trademark rights relating to the Hermès’ Birkin handbag is making waves as a New York federal judge has denied Rothschild’s motion to dismiss and cross-motions for summary judgment.

Elizabeth H. Cohen, Michelle A. Cooke, Dan Jasnow, Yusef Abutouq

The Metaverse is a minefield for intellectual property (IP) owners. Many of the threats to IP will be familiar — such as unauthorized use of trademarks, copying of content, and misuse of name/image/likeness.

George P. Angelich, Dan Jasnow, Constance Zhou

Four days after FTX, once the world’s third-largest crypto exchange, filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy, former FTX investors filed a class action against 11 athletes and celebrities who promoted FTX in advertisements and on social media.

J. Michael Showalter, Amy Antoniolli, Bina Joshi, Daniel J. Deeb, Alex Garel-Frantzen, Sarah L. Lode, Dan H. Renberg

What will happen in the environmental and energy space in 2023? The last year saw transformative changes in the environmental and energy space in the form of historic spending through the federal Inflation Reduction Act, a major court decision involving hot-button topics.

George P. Angelich, Dan Jasnow

The crypto winter is starting to look more like a crypto ice age. In addition to hundreds of billions of dollars in lost market value, the crypto industry has seen major industry players seek protection in bankruptcy court.